3
2
1
Blood cell
Liver cell
Parasites
3
Red blood cells become infected
and burst, releasing more parasites which infect more blood cells
Artemisinin, used in combination with other drugs, blocks this cycle, which clears the parasites from the blood
1
Mosquito infects human while feeding
2
Malaria parasites infect cells in the liver, which burst open, releasing parsites into the bloodstream
3
2
1
Artemisinin, used in combination with other drugs, blocks this cycle, which clears the parasites from the blood
3
Red blood cells become infected
and burst, releasing more parasites which infect more blood cells
1
Mosquito infects human while feeding
2
Malaria parasites infect cells in the liver, which burst open, releasing parsites into the bloodstream
Blood cell
Liver cell
Parasites
3
2
1
Artemisinin, used in combination with other drugs, blocks this cycle, which clears the parasites from the blood
3
Red blood cells become infected
and burst, releasing more parasites which infect more blood cells
1
Mosquito infects human while feeding
2
Malaria parasites infect cells in the liver, which burst open, releasing parsites into the bloodstream
Blood cell
Liver cell
Parasites
3
2
1
Artemisinin, used in combination with other drugs, blocks this cycle, which clears the parasites from the blood
3
Red blood cells become infected
and burst, releasing more parasites which infect more blood cells
2
Malaria parasites infect cells in the liver, which burst open, releasing parsites into the bloodstream
1
Mosquito infects human while feeding
Blood cell
Liver cell
Parasites